| Title: | Thomas Gallagher, Ireland, to Hannah Gallagher, Ohio. |
|---|---|
| ID | 1120 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Gallagher, Thomas/65 |
| Year | 1854 |
| Sender | Gallagher, Thomas |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | farmer |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | Ireland |
| Destination | Ohio, USA |
| Recipient | Gallagher, Hannah |
| Recipient Gender | female |
| Relationship | siblings |
| Source | Donated by J. Patrick Gallagher, 6248 31st Ave S.E., Salem,Oregon 97301, U.S.A. |
| Archive | Ulster American Folk Park. |
| Doc. No. | 9802814 |
| Date | 06/09/1854 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | LTE |
| Log | Document added by LT, 17:02:98. |
| Word Count | 406 |
| Genre | |
| Note | |
| Transcript | [Addressed to : For Miss Hannah Gallaugher [Gallagher?] Corner of fourth and McAllislester [McAllister?] No. 88 Cincinnata [Cincinnatti?] America?] September 6th Lettershanbo [postmarked 1854?] Dear Sister Hannah Gallaugher [Gallagher?] I take this opportunity to send you these few lines to let you know we are all well and in good Health at present thanks be to God for it. Hoping to find you and all friends in the same as this leaves me at the present. Dear sister Hannah your brother Patrick is got married on Mary Ann Toorish of Meenbane about 4 weeks ago and sister Mary got a note for 30 pounds and shes [she is?] to stay here as long as her father lives and then she may go where she pleases or stay where she is if she chooses if they agree themselves. Dear sister Hannah you talk of your sisters having all (in way of but you ?) If you come home I will give you as good a home as either of them as long as you take care of it. You talked of been [being?] disappointed in coming in regards of Brother Manis haveing [having?] your mony [money?] you ought to go see him about it. But I think you may let that be no stop to you for I think I can get it to you if you were here as well as there. Brother Manis sent a letter in May. He said he had 100 dollars of your mony [money?] He said he intended to go to Sinsanata [Cincinnatti?] in June to give it you but I did not hear since whether or not. Dear Sister I sent you a letter before the same as now. You did not answer it. I hope you will answer this one and take it to your choise [choice?] either come or stay. For I think you would live as content her [here?] as there. For my own part I can live as content here as ever I done the best day I was in America so I need say no more to you about it. Do as you think fit. Dear Hannah, your sisters Mary, Margy, and Elenor [Eleanor?] are gone to the salt water to pleasant themselves. All friends is well in this country. Your father is well and is able to work on the loom yet. John McCanna [McKenna?] is married on Merreys Sally of Meenbane. When you write direct to Cloughin [Cloughan?] Post Office care of the postmaster for Thomas Gallagher of Lettershanbo. No more but remains your Brother Thomas Gallagher. Notes: Thomas Gallagher, born 1805, died 1 Aug 1878, came to America in 1846 with his sister Catherine, living first in Cincinnatti, Ohio, then in Davies County, Indiana. He returned to Ireland in 1851. His wife's name is unknown, but his daughters were : Catherine (married Thomas Dougherty [Dogherty?] of Mourneweather about 1873). Mary (married Michael Huston [Houston?] of Meenbane on 11 November 1875). Nancy. Patrick Gallagher, born 1816, died 3 Dec 1882, married Mary Ann Toorish of Meenbane in about August, 1854.l They had 8 children : Thomas. Peter ( 5 children : Sarah ()'Brien), Bridget, John, Tommy, Peter). Patrick. Charlie. John. Mary. Annie. Elizabeth (married Kerrigan, 5 children : Mary Ann (married McCool), Thomas, Manus, Elizabeth, Cassie.) This letter copied from the original by: J. Patrick Gallagher 6248 31st Ave SE Salem Oregon USA Telephone (503) 3628679 Internet E-Mail: galacres@teleport.com |
